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The Shared Heritage of Yoga: Ideas and Practices from Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism

On the occasion of International Day of Yoga, VIF organized a talk by Professor Christopher Key Chapple (Loyola Marymount University, USA) under the VIF Lecture Series ‘Understanding Indian History & Civilization’. The talk was titled The Shar....

June 29, 2020 Interaction , Buddhism , International Day of Yoga , Shared Heritage of Yoga , Hinduism , Jainism , Key Chapple , Philosophy
Mongolia’s Buddhist Diplomacy and India’s Union of Religious and Foreign Policy
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The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), along with Indian, Japanese, and Mongolian partners, hosted its third Samvad (which, in Hindi, means “dialogue”) conference in Ulaanbaatar over last Friday and the weekend. As reported in BDG’s ne....

September 16, 2019 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , South Korea , China , Myanmar , Japan , Asia , Buddhism , Samvad , A New India , Ulaanbaatar , buddhist diplomacy , vifindia , military , mongolia , religion
Thailand: The King Is No More; Can The New Constitution Provide Stability? - An Assessment
Anushree Ghisad

Just as Thailand was trying to understand and cope with the implications on the new constitution that was approved at the recent nationwide referendum; it was hacked by perhaps the most apocalyptic event- sad demise of the revered king HRH Bhumibol A....

October 17, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Buddhism , Thailand , Kingdom of Thailand
From Buddhism to Bollywood - The Investment in Soft Power
Uma Sudhindra

As a gross generalisation, three factors shape the foreign policy of most countries: history, geography and capability. And each of these has decisively influenced Indian foreign policy, in different ways at different times. India’s power of attrac....

December 08, 2015 International Relations and Diplomacy , Buddhism , Soft Power , Bollywood
Looking Back at Sino-Indian Silk Road Cultural Linkages to Look Forward
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

“Two great civilizations ---India and China --- have been in mutual dialogue for centuries. Both the dialogue as also the distinctiveness have been inspired in no small measure through the spread of Buddhism.Pilgrims from each country have visit....

September 28, 2015 Neighbourhood Studies , China , Buddhism , China Silk Road , Sino - India , India and China , Civilisation
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